Now that the college baseball season is officially off and running and steaming towards the midseason, one question tends to surface more often than not. Usually because there’s a little confusion when people see some final scores. Does college baseball have a run rule?
The answer to that question is yes. However, there’s a caveat here. Much some other rules, like the use of the DH, the NCAA’s rules on this are more guideline than hard and fast concrete rule. That rule is put in place as something teams can use, and they can decide not to, should they not want it.
Does college baseball have a run rule?
So, does college baseball have a run rule? Yes, and for the most part, every conference uses it. The rule is a simple one and is similar to what most call a mercy rule. It means that if a team is leading by 10 or more runs after seven innings have been completed, the team with the big lead is given the win.
For the most part, the rule is handled at the conference level. And when two non-conference teams are playing, it’s agreed upon or not before the game or series takes place. For instance, in the recent Nebraska baseball series against Oregon State, the Beavers 10-runned the Huskers on Saturday night, and NU 10-runned OSU on Sunday afternoon.
The two schools could have agreed to ignore the rule and just kept playing in both games, but it’s considered one that is better for sportsmanship, as well as keeping players healthy and ready for their next game.
So, does college baseball have a run rule? Yes, but it’s not hard and fast if schools don’t want to apply it. If they do decide to apply it, then it must be applied the way the NCAA has laid it out.
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